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The Trouble with Harry—Perhaps a secret to Hitchcock’s Art
What is the trouble with The Trouble with Harry? Why does it remain among the least analyzed of Hitchcock’s 1950s films (probably beating out only Dial M for Murder and Stage Fright)? To date, few have seen fit to rank The Trouble with Harry as a key work in the...
Plot vs. Story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Discussion of the difference between plot and story in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Hitchcock and screenwriter Samuel Taylor were both aware of the gaping hole in the plot, and yet it's the emotional story of the characters played by James Stewart and Kim Novak that...
The Missing Triangle in Alfred Hitchcock’s Stage Fright
Alfred Hitchcock had few kind words to say about Stage Fright. But one can learn a great deal more from one of Hitchcock's misfires than from many other filmmakers' best works. In the case of Stage Fright, Hitchcock and his writers—which included his wife, Alma...
The Short Night — The Last Script Prepared by Alfred Hitchcock
Some thoughts on one of Alfred Hitchcock's unproduced projects—The Short Night—comparing Ernest Lehman's first and second drafts to the draft published in David Freeman's The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock To provide a little background, The Short Night is based on a...
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on TO CATCH A THIEF
Audio excerpts of John Michael Hayes being interviewed for Writing with Hitchcock. Hayes talks about a scene cut from his screenplay for To Catch a Thief, as well as his preferred ending, and a line of dialogue changed by Alfred Hitchcock during production.
The Killing of Gromek (and His Brother) & The Demise of Hitchcock’s Villains
Discussion of the murder of Gromek (Wolfgang Kieling) in Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain and the reasons behind the omission of the scene with Gromek's older brother.